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Two ‘Qaeda’ men arrested near Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Intelligence agents raided a house in a village near Peshawer on Monday and arrested two men of Middle Eastern origin suspected of links with terrorists, said an intelligence official on Monday.

The arrests were made in Dwa Saro, said the officials on condition of anonymity. The raid was carried out following information that some people of Middle Eastern origin were living in the village, he said, adding that the men were suspected of being linked with militant groups. However, their identities or nationalities were not clear and it was not known whether they were senior terror figures. The official said both suspects spoke fluent Pashtu and that two other men escaped arrest in the raid. But, another official said that three men fled the house. ap

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